SynthesisWorld journal of urology2022
Learning curves in laparoscopic and robot-assisted prostate surgery: a systematic search and review.
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- Robotic assisted simple prostatectomy versus other treatment modalities for large benign prostatic hyperplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of over 6500 cases.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2023Pooled it
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- Predicting extraperitoneal ssRARP difficulty: an MRI-based nomogram.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Article
- [First cohort: Robotic radical prostatectomy at the Mexican Institute for Social Security].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2026Observational
- Mental Stress Assessment and Clinical Application of Wearable Devices as Evaluable Outcomes in Robotic Prostatectomy.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Robot-assisted surgery for colorectal cancer using Weigao versus da Vinci systems: a retrospective comparative study.International journal of colorectal disease · 2026Article
- Operative time-based learning curve and surgical outcomes of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in a surgeon with limited open surgery experience.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Learning Curves in Robotic Urological Oncological Surgery: Has Anything Changed During the Last Five Years?Cancers · 2025Review
- Learning curve for laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2025Article
- Learning curve comparison of robot-assisted and laparoscopic hepaticojejunostomy: a focus on critical suturing.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Impact of innovative technologies on quality and safety in surgery.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Review
- Pyeloplasty and Ureteral Reconstruction Surgery Trends: A Total Population Analysis in Germany from 2006 to 2022.European urology open science · 2024Article
- Learning curve of multiple surgeons for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy using the cumulative sum method: a retrospective single-institution study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
- Initial surgical performance in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy is associated with clinical outcomes and learning curves.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy (RARP) Trifecta Learning Curve for Surgeons with Previous Experience in Laparoscopy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Individualized center-based analysis of urinary and sexual functional outcome after radical prostatectomy based on the prostate cancer outcome study: a post hoc pathway to patient outcome measurement analysis for quality improvement.World journal of urology · 2024Article
- Hospital learning curves for robot-assisted surgeries: a population-based analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Comparison of the efficacy of robotic-assisted retroperitoneal laparoscopy and traditional retroperitoneal laparoscopy in partial nephrectomy among patients with renal tumors: A retrospective cohort study.Investigative and clinical urology · 2023Article
- Automatic search for photoacoustic marker using automated transrectal ultrasound.Biomedical optics express · 2023Article
- The Diagnostic Performance of Tumor Stage on MRI for Predicting Prostate Cancer-Positive Surgical Margins: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
purposeTo perform a systematic search and review of the available literature on the learning curves (LCs) in laparoscopic and robot-assisted prostate surgery.
methodsMedline was systematically searched from 1946 to January 2021 to detect all studies in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement, reporting on the LC in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP), laparoscopic simple prostatectomy (LSP), robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) and robot-assisted simple prostatectomy (RSP).
resultsIn total, 47 studies were included for qualitative synthesis evaluating a single technique (LRP, RARP, LSP, RSP; 45 studies) or two techniques (LRP and RARP; 2 studies). All studies evaluated outcomes on real patients. RARP was the most widely investigated technique (30 studies), followed by LRP (17 studies), LSP (1 study), and RSP (1 study). In LRP, the reported LC based on operative time; estimated blood loss; length of hospital stay; positive surgical margin; biochemical recurrence; overall complication rate; and urinary continence rate ranged 40-250, 80-250, 58-200, 50-350, 110-350, 55-250, 70-350 cases, respectively. In RARP, the corresponding ranges were 16-300, 20-300, 25-200, 50-400, 40-100, 20-250, 30-200, while LC for potency rates was 80-90 cases.
conclusionsThe definition of LC for laparoscopic and robot-assisted prostate surgery is not well defined with various metrics used among studies. Nevertheless, LCs appear to be steep and continuous. Implementation of training programs/standardization of the techniques is necessary to improve outcomes.
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